Nicole Hensley

Houston

Courtroom hopping for the @HoustonChron, @spocats wrangler. I will eventually ask if you want a stray dog. Past: @SpokesmanReview, @NYDailyNews

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Jury to deliberate in Oscar Rosales death penalty trial

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Attorney Rudy Duarte, left, defendant Oscar Rosales, right, are shown as the jury leaves to deliberate after closing arguments in his capital murder trial in the 482nd District Court in Houston, Friday, June 6, 2025. Rosales is accused in the 2022 shooting death of Harris County Precinct 5 Constable Corporal Charles Galloway.
Oscar Rosales grew up among Salvadoran civil war, gang violence

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Attorney Rudy Duarte, left, and his client Oscar Rosales, right, are shown during closing arguments in his capital murder trial in the 482nd District Court in Houston, Friday, June 6, 2025. Rosales is accused in the 2022 shooting death of Harris County Precinct 5 Constable Corporal Charles Galloway. Melissa Phillip/Houston ChronicleJudge Veronica Nelson stands as the jury enters the 482nd District Court to give a verdict in the Oscar Rosales capital murder trial in Houston, Friday, June 6, 2025.
Oscar Rosales found guilty of capital murder in deputy's death

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Defense attorney Rudy Duarte, left, talks to his client, Oscar Rosales, as the capital murder trial against Rosales gets underway in the 482nd District Court in Houston, Monday, June 2, 2025. Rosales is accused in the 2022 shooting the death of Precinct 5 deputy constable Charles Galloway. The state is seeking the death penalty.
Oscar Rosales testifies he mistook slain constable deputy for strip club guards

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Oscar Rosales inserts an ear piece for translation as the capital murder trial against him gets underway in the 482nd District Court in Houston, Monday, June 2, 2025. Rosales is accused in the 2022 shooting the death of Precinct 5 deputy constable Charles Galloway. The state is seeking the death penalty.
'I was afraid': Witness reveals what Oscar Rosales did during manhunt

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Oscar Rosales, left, listens to his attorney, Jon Stephenson, as the capital murder trial against Rosales gets underway in the 482nd District Court in Houston, Monday, June 2, 2025. Rosales is accused in the 2022 shooting the death of Precinct 5 deputy constable Charles Galloway. The state is seeking the death penalty.
Oscar Rosales 'almost got away' with Houston deputy's killing, prosecutors say

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Oscar Rosales, center, stands for the jury, flanked by two of his lawyers, Rudy Duarte, left, and Jon Stephenson, right, as the capital murder trial against Rosales gets underway in the 482nd District Court in Houston, Monday, June 2, 2025. Rosales is accused in the 2022 shooting the death of Precinct 5 deputy constable Charles Galloway. The state is seeking the death penalty.
Who is Oscar Rosales, the man Harris County wants to put to death?

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Tanya Babbar |Nicole Hensley

Oscar Rosales, accused in the fatal shooting of Harris County Constable Pct. 5 Cpl. Charles Galloway, appears in front of Hon. Maritza Antu at the 482nd court Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerFor the second time this year, Harris County prosecutors will urge a jury that a Salvadoran national accused of killing a constable’s deputy in 2022 should be sentenced to death.
Who was the slain deputy at the center of Oscar Rosales' death penalty trial?

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Tanya Babbar |Nicole Hensley

Sergio Martinez holds a memorial portrait he painted of Harris County Constable Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway as he waits to go into the funeral for Corporal Galloway at Second Baptist Church West Campus, 19449 Katy Freeway, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 in Houston. Martinez said he wants to give the painting to the family. Corporal Galloway was fatally shot during a traffic stop in southwest Houston on Jan. 23.
Ex-DA Ogg airing of Jocelyn Nungaray evidence prompts ethics concerns

4 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Franklin Pena appears in the 232nd District Criminal Court on Monday, June 24, 2024. Pena is one of two men charged with capital murder over the death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Pena was held on $10 million bail by a District Judge Josh Hill. Brett Coomer/Staff photographerFormer district attorney Kim Ogg is shown speaking to press on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in Houston.
Harris County spent $1.8 million to defend Xavier Davis in death penalty trial

4 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nicole Hensley

Harris County spent about $1.8 million in taxpayer funds for Xavier Davis to defend himself from the death penalty, court records show, but the true cost is likely higher. Prosecutors worked more than 2,200 hours during the trial, but neither their salaries nor the cost of the state’s witnesses and experts are included in that tally. The district attorney’s office has not answered a records request outlining their spending.